Zimbabwean boxer Taurai Zimunya has died after a third-round knockout in a bantamweight fight on Sunday evening.
Zimunya (24) of Legends Boxing Club in Harare’s high-density suburb of Mbare, collapsed the third round of his fight against Tinashe Majoni of the Charles Manyuchi Academy stable at Body Active Gym in Borrowdale.
He collapsed during the bout and was treated at the ringside, before being taken to Parirenyatwa Hospital but never regained consciousness.
The Zimbabwe National Boxing and Wrestling Control Board confirmed the sad news.
Although the medical report on the cause of death is yet to be released sources said the deceased boxer suffered bleeding to the brain after the bout.
This is the first time in Zimbabwe that a boxer has died from injuries sustained in the ring, a development that is expected to put the spotlight on health and safety issues in local boxing.
